Where does “записати” come from?

записати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пи́сати, from Proto-Slavic pьsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

записати (Serbo-Croatian): to write down, record; to bequeath; to enlist,...

Definitions

  1. to write down, record; to bequeath; to enlist,...

Ancestry of “записати”, step by step

записати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пи́сати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпи́сатиto write to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati →